LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Rapper Lil Nas X was arrested and taken to the hospital in Los Angeles early Thursday morning, sources told ABC News.
ABC News learned that the 26-year-old, whose real name is Montero Hill, was “nearly naked” when he was taken into custody.
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Sources say the Los Angeles Police Department got a call for a man in the road in his underwear. When they arrived, they identified the man as the Atlanta-native rapper.
Hill reportedly did not go willingly and LAPD officers had to use some force, sources to ABC News.
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It’s unclear what he was taken to the hospital for.
Police are continuing their investigation.
ABC has reached out to reps for Lil Nas X for comment.
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